Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-04-09
She Slew Her Traducer.
4 81. PAUL WOMAN WHO PREFERRED MURDER ro
FAlTHLESSNESS.

SAe slew Her VraGucers
81. PAUL WOMAN WHO PREFERRED MURDER 10
FATFHLESSNESS.
A st. Paul special says: John Murphy, who was
Shot In the streets OF st. Paul Wednesday by Mrs.
Mary Hegner, died late that night at the hospital
Before he died he made statement by noddinp
to questions put to him. He affirmed that Mrs.
Hegner was bad woman; he blamed her for
shooting him, and asked that she should be
punished.
Mrs. Hegneri is a pretty. woman, only twenty
three years DID, and more than ordinarily inteli1-
gent. She has two children, boy and girl, and
has been married six years. She told her story In
jan to reporter. It comprises about all that is
known about the tragedy, and the principal state
ments have since been cOrroborated at the cOro-
ner's inquest, and by parties who knew both
.'Murphy loved me. All that he has done has
been done out OF jealous revenge. He came to
minneapolis few months ago and entered the
street south. My husband became Interested in
MIN ana took him to our house, where he was
boarded and roomed. Scarcely had he entered
our home before he began to make violent love to
me. He begged me to elOpe with him, but re-
fused. Everything that he could do to turn my
told me that his jealousy at seeing me i've so
happily with my husband almost drove him to
madness. But God knows that remained stead
last TO my husband. All OF this time did not
dare to say a word to my husband, because I
SO dreaded his Jealous disposition. He would,
Del1eVe, have killed both Murphy and myself
had he suspected that there was the slightest
truth in the charges made. l besought Murphy to
ieave the house, TO desist his attentions, but he
refused. 1t was yesterday that his foul letter
from 81 Paul, beSInirchiny my character, came to
| the hands OF my husband. said he: Mary there
Is but one way In which you can prove your inno-
cence. Either you must kill that man or will cut
you into pieces could only convince my hus-
Dand OF my innocence by securing from that black
wretch retracttOn Of his base charges or by kill
| Ing him. Ny husband provided me with re-
voiver, and came over to st. Paul, where Murphy
had been for several days. II was about O'Clock
| Wnen found him. engaged him In conversation
as we walked down Sibiey street. and asked him
to retract the charges which he had made against
me, but he refused. then drew my revolver and
| shot him. l did 1t because the villain tried to
| olackma1l me. But as God and Heaven are my
| witnesses am innocent OF the charges which he
/ made"
Detectives claim that Murphy, after his alleged
| SANDERS wrote a letter, in which he exonerated
MIS- Hegener from all charges OF crtminality, and
said that her character was as pure as the snow,
linen he wrote from st. Paul another letter. taking
back all he had said OF her purity and still further
slandering her. Murphy Is said to have subjected
| other women to similar persecution and with
better success than in this case. The cOrOner's
Jury rendered verdict in accordance with the
| Facts. Hegener was arrested yesterday for COM
puclLy In the crime.